A Concise Dictionary of Japanese History Revisionism

Compiled by Zhang Donglin

DISCLAIMER:

The words Japan and Japanese used in the following entries refer ONLY to those which/who are responsible for the actrocities of the War and those which/who try to hide, to deny, or to white-wash the most horrible and ugly things they have done in human history.

If you see gibberishes in the brackets, it is because they are in Japanese.

Entries contributed by our Japanese friend is initialed as JK.

Anti-Japan Japanese

A term commonly used by history revisionists in Japan. Similar to "racist". Mostly refers to those Japanese who
1) act against History Neo-liberalism. (JK)
2) refused to become murderers and robbers during the war. (ZD)
3) want genuine friendship and cooperation with their neighbouring countries. (ZD)

Apology

Something the Japanese should make to its Asian victims but demanded from the US instead.
See "syazai".

Ajiashugi (アジア主義)/Asianism

1) A term to fool Japan's neighbours in believing that they are being liberated from Western colonialism;
2) Similar to colonialism but worse than the Western sense;
3) Means hell and slavery from the perspectives of the "liberated".

Bushido (武士道)

Courage

A Japanese moral virtue demonstrated:
1) by telling lies without brinking an eye;
2) by remaining silence in front of a video camera for 5 minutes after denying the existence of "comfort women" but confronted with official records.